It’s funny that in the comments of the post about Kathy Griffin below so many people said something to the effect of Kathy needs to shut her mouth, lay low and eventually the bad situation she finds herself in now would blow over.
Kathy has never been able to keep her mouth shut.
Today, she released a 17 minute video on YouTube that has probably already been taken down. It was a very odd video. I am trying to view this video with the back story that her sister recently died and that her career has been destroyed and she was investigated by the secret service. But still she seems mentally off. She doesn’t seem to be thinking clearly. This video was another really bad idea.
The impetus of the video was the TMZ interview with Andy Cohen about her. Her overall point is that Harvey Levin is a scumbag who has targeted her and destroyed her career and that Andy Cohen is a misogynistic coke head.
The video starts with Kathy sitting at a desk, probably somewhere in Australia, talking straight to the camera. She plays a message that Harvey left for her last Friday. It’s a very polite and normal call, He says hello, identified himself, and asked her, if she has a minute to please give him a call and leaves a number. She tells us that she wants to know how he got her private cell phone number and suggests Lisa Bloom gave it to him. She’s not happy with Harvey or Lisa. She says in fact she doesn’t have a minute. But perhaps we do, basically encouraging people to blow up his phone. She blames Harvey for posting a new post every time another comedy club dropped her show. She feels like they were gleefully covering the end of her career in real time. She says that she is putting his number out there because all of her phone numbers and those of her sister who was dying of cancer and her mother who lives in a retirement village were all exposed. They all got death threats.
She asks us if we are okay with Harvey talking to Donald Trump multiple times a week. She calls him the gay male version of Kellyanne Conway. It’s unclear to me what Harvey did to her. He called her most likely to ask her if she had any response to Andy Cohen’s amnesia. What’s the problem there? He covered her Trump stunt because that is what entertainment news sites do. She kept calling him a blogger. I just don’t get what he did to her to cause this rage. After all, it was her decision to link up with the insane photographer and make a very controversial video. She wanted the publicity. That was the whole point. Unfortunately, she can’t control how people responded to her publicity stunt. That is not Harvey Levin’s fault. She claims that TMZ is a very misogynistic website .
She talked about her time at Bravo and how Andy Cohen and pretty much everyone at Bravo treated her like shit. She called out a bunch of female producers by name who didn’t support her and who were complicit in the misogyny that is rampant a Bravo. She briefly mentioned the housewives and said they put up with the misogyny for the pay check. She said that both times she was on WWHL Andy pulled her into an office and offered her cocaine. She repeated several times that the experience made her uncomfortable. She said Andy was terrible to work for. She mentions that she won two Emmys for her work on Bravo and even that did not garner her any respect.
She said she loves Anderson Cooper and you can tell she is hurt by him cutting her off. She mentions other people who did the same. She seems to blame Anderson’s tweet for the whole thing blowing up and the secret service investigating her. Speaking of the Secret Service, I am sure it was awful, but she called it a two month investigation. That may technically be the amount of time between the case being opened and the case being closed. However, she was only interviewed once for a few hours. I’m sure it was really scary, but she seems to be making everything sound worse than it was.
At one point she says that she called Jeff Zucker the president of CNN crying hysterically and begging for her job back. This must have been a previous firing because she says he let her come back at a 20% pay cut. She also talked about how Bravo didn’t pay her anywhere near what they would have paid a man. She noted that WWHL seems to always get renewed.
She gives several reasons about why she made the video. The final reason she gave is that she is on the Interpol list and some other flying list that causes her to be pulled into a private room and questioned every time she goes to a foreign country. She says she is headed to Singapore, and wants us to know if she is never heard from again, that is why.
It was seventeen minutes that I think Kathy will probably regret. Nothing about this video improved her public image. She called out all sorts of talent agencies and PR people basically insuring that no one with have her as a client. Basically, she just continues digging her own grave. And it is said, because I used to be a fan.
Updated to add Andy Cohen’s response.
I am completely stunned by this story. It is 100% false and totally made up.
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) October 28, 2017
So many replies to his post are calling him out for his blatant and consistent misogynist behavior. Way more comment about that than the coke.
My Dad used to tell us all the time as kids, “You play, you pay.” Seems to fit this situation rather well. Agree that Ms. Griffin seems “off.” Sure hope she can accept the help I think she needs to get back on track.
Like I said yesterday, everyone in that industry is complicit until the checks stop rolling in. Kathy is taking a scorched earth approach of, “If I’m going down, I’m taking some folks with me.”
CNN gave her a second chance a few years ago. She was crass, vulgar and pretty much molested Anderson Cooper during the New Years show and they wanted her gone, but I guess the willingness to take a pay cut saved her that time.
As for Andy, I think that his ego seems to have ramped up even more than ever…I see an eventual downfall.
she was wearing the same shirt that she had on in that trump pic
Oh my
I’m worried for Kathy’s mental state, and worried about the enemies she’s choosing. Andy Cohen will probably keep quiet on the coke allegation, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Harvey Levin goes legal on her ass – as a former lawyer, that’s his M.O. He also has the funds and machinery to finish her once and for all.
A lot of the video content (which I downloaded, because I’m sure it’s already been taken down) was totally irrational. Anderson Cooper responding to a question about her scandal didn’t make it blow up, for instance – that scandal was already raging way before he relented and talked briefly about it.
I agree with her that TMZ covering each and every cancellation with a new post was calculated – but probably for traffic and hits rather than to further their pro-Trump agenda (although that certainly does exist, it isn’t hidden – Harvey has written openly and extensively in other publications about his politics since the election). There were hundreds of other news sites and blogs treating her in exactly the same way, so she’s giving TMZ way too much credit.
Her anger seems directed towards those whose support she expected – gay men and other women – rather than the conservatives that actually brought her down. It’s a bunch of bullshit to demand the unqualified support of LGBT people when you make a terrible mistake just because you’ve spoken up for them in the past – queer folk didn’t do anything horrendous and stupid when she stuck up for us! Reciprocation doesn’t mean having to defend her doing something we don’t support.
Someone just sent me the video again and I clicked on it to make sure it was still up. It was and I heard her talk about Andy’s “vicious” attack on her at TMZ.
That kind of exaggeration is what worries me about her. Andy was a douche, but not vicious.
Right. It seems like paranoia, to some extent. Not surprising after what she’s been through and the loss of her sister, but really sad to witness.
I’m sure the relentless travel and lonely hotel rooms associated with touring aren’t helping her mental state either. Maybe she can’t afford to sit at home, but it does seem like a break from her computer and phone would do her a favor right now.
I doubt it is money with Kathy. She has always said that she accounts for every dime she makes and she never turns down a job especially since her first husband fleeced her for thousands of dollars. She was always very proud that her multi million dollar home was completely paid for.
With Kathy I think she needs the ego boost.
I’ve always liked her. Agree something seems off, she has always come across as very smart to me.
agreed
It’s seems in 2017 we live in a world where, for example, Chrissy Teigen says “No.” to someone on Twitter and the headline says “OMG PEOPLE ARE SHOOK ABOUT CHRISSY TEIGENS SAVAGE CLAPBACK TO A FAN!”
Clickbait, m’dear. Trust no-one and no headline.
where do you go to see such video of her? I’m not computer savvy I’ll say so I don’t know how you guys all seem to see these posts, just glad you send me notifications and that keeps me updated on Everything going on in the reality world. So thank you for doing that for me at least. Its so appreciated.
Oh yeah, p.s do you just go to youtube to be able see these things?
just call me curious.
This is the problem with identity politics. People need to stick up for what’s right for every situation. Not just blindly back up anyone that supposedly identifies with some group you happen to identify with. Even in her lashing out she calls Levin a “GAY male version of Kellyanne Conway” (emphasis added). Whether he’s gay or not has nothing to do with it. What was she hoping to achieve by adding that completely irrelevant piece of information?
Harvey Levin has been using his TMZ show and website to push a Pro Trump spin.
Every time he posts about her shows getting canceled it must infuriate her bc it’s not just entertainment news, it’s an agenda.
I always knew Andy Cohen wasn’t kind to women, prime example is his mistreatment of Kenya Moore. But hearing Kathy go into detail about how he was always looking for ways to take her down or how nasty he is behind the scenes, I finally had enough and removed his show off my DVR.
If she was fired from CNN the first time for asking the CEO for a raise after 8 years, this video will certainly blackball her career. I wish Joan Rivers was alive to help guide Kathy on what to do next, or the correct way to fight
Wow, that would be Awesome! I like Kathy and wish this was not happening to her. I never thought that she should have apologized for that Trump representaton. I know that I am in the minority. I hope that there is someone who can guide her. IF Andy did anything drug related in her presence he is beyond the idiot that I take him for. Bashing celebrities is her bread and butter. I really do not care for him, or many of his shows. He makes asses out of women for a chuckle. Not cool. And believe me, I am not a PC fanatic.
YEAh I think what she is saying is that HL goes after her family for her political party and not any actual public interest or value. I had no idea HL was that political. What a creep.
Always stunned when I hear of a gay person who supports the Trump/ Pence administration.
I know that, at least where I live, a good amount of the LGBTQ community is pro Trump.
Fewer than 1 in 7 LGBT people voted for Trump. I would imagine the buyer’s remorse we saw from Caitlyn Jenner is common among that small number given how egregious his behavior towards the community has been so far.
It was really pretty disgusting that in the same week he made those comments about a dead soldier, Trump also joked that his VP would like to hang LGBT people and refused to say whether or not homosexuality should be illegal. What’s even more disgusting (because let’s face it, anyone with half a brain knew he harbored such disturbed thoughts) is that only the soldier comments caused a media storm. That should be a clarion call to decent people about where this administration stands, where the media stand, and where a significant proportion of the public stand – sadly, I think those warnings get missed too easily because there’s a new scandal every day with this White House.
I was still watching a lot of news during the soldier’s deaths and never heard a word about the gay comments. It disturbs me that the media did not give this any air time.
Also, Johnny in response to one of your other comments about our news PTSD, I prescribe copious amounts of Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel. It’s much less stressful and everyone falls in love and gets married and gets everything they ever wanted for Christmas.
You read my mind TT! I had totally intended to do that this weekend – I was going to watch the sappy Trevor Donovan Christmas movie I kept seeing ads for on the Hallmark channel last week, and forget the news with all his cuteness. Then somehow Kathy Griffin and Mueller took over and I found myself refreshing Twitter like a crack addict desperate for a news fix, and eating too much Halloween candy….
She’s a cunt and deserves all the heat that she’s getting.
Opened Twitter and the first post I saw was: Andy claiming KG story was totally, made up. I didn’t bother reading comment section, I immediately, ‘hopped’ over here knowing you would have ‘the 411.’
Thank you, and have a good rest of the weekend,
Kathy knows her career is in the shitter, therefore she has nothing to lose. No reason to lie.
It’s always been blatantly clear to me that Andy wants to be the star/talent. Watch show; read his books.
I absolutely believe Andy is doing fat lines off Twinks’ naked asses at every opportunity.
Harvey Levin has always sold his soul for money, fame and power. Pretty simple.
Anderson read which way the wind was blowing and followed along.
Joan Rivers was blackballed by Johnny Carson. The majority of Joan’s success came after, and despite, this fact. Kathy most likely is attempting to follow in Joan’s footsteps.
The thing is, I like Kathy. Love her. I wish she had a reality show still. But….
The coke story actually doesn’t ring true. It sounds like someone who is hurt, bewildered, grieving for her sister, and lashing out. His behavior doesn’t match up with someone doing lines when I see him on WWHL – in fact, he’s the exact opposite (so zoned out, you wonder if he knows where he is, like a self-acknowledged pot smoker).
If she’d come out with “oh, he smokes kush and pops Xanax all day long”, I’d have believed that 100% – but coke just doesn’t seem to match up to his personality. Oh well, at least we all have a good reason to use that Lisa Rinna gif (“were people doing coke in your bathroom?”) when we tweet @andy now.
My first thought, perhaps Andy keeps coke and other controlled substances for needy guests and on hand and offered it or whatever to her. Just a thought. Yeah, he doesn’t remind me of someone who uses coke.
I agree
I believe her because he’s so very vocal (especially in his books) about his illicit drug use. Molly, X, whatever, and of course, his very heavy pot use. This is someone that represents NBC Universal? He’s always going on about his random fandom hookups. He’s a complete sleaze and I think his number is going to be up before long. He even admits to hitting on crew members on private yachts. Kathy messed up with some of the things she’s doing, but I’m glad she called him out.
I think she was 100% honest, but also lacks a certain level of discretionary restraint for professional survival. I think she is having a hard year and is losing it a little – and I feel bad for her because she is cutting off her nose to spite her face. On some level, the coke thing is sort of irrelevant. Someone offers something to you you don’t want say no, thanks. The misogyny part? Well, he did build his career promoting and rewarding the degradation of women. Very few of the women on HW have managed to hang onto their dignity as they have to ramp up their behaviors to keep their fruit. The fact they are willing to destroy their families, their own reputations and those of others, and humiliate their children is apparently worth the price.
“discretionary restraint for professional survival”
How come people can so succinctly phrase what I babble on about?
Damn. That was a good way to put it.
Completely agree. Boycotting TMZ and housewives.
metoo okay I don’t know about HW but I have boycotted TMZ in honor of Kathy all day so far and it has been a boring rainy day here and I had to resist a few times already.
Kathy should give her publicist a huge raise, this is going to be a nightmare to fix. Andy offered her coke, so what, just say no. Harvey had the audacity to call her directly, the entitled little bastard. Jeff Zucker fired her when she insulted him. He’s the boss, good for him. Talk about being white and privileged!
The truth is stranger than fiction, peace and love to Kathy.
The video is still up. Thanks TT.
I like Kathy, I’ve seen her in concert twice and I enjoyed the, D list but I’m kinda worried for her. She’s very talented at what she does and I understand her anger but she’s burning every bridge behind her and that almost always turns out badly. I speak from experience and mine wasn’t on as epic a scale. I wish her well but I don’t see good things ahead for her.
She looks like the witch that she is.
What do you look like????
She looks awful in that picture. I agree she will most likely regret making this.
What’s next? Is Kathy going to be accusing Andy and Anderson of Improperly sexual assault by inviting her to a threesome? What a whiney biotch. She dug this hole she is in and now she wants to blame everybody else for her problems. Maybe she will be posting a bloody severed head of Andy in one hand and Anderson in the other.
Kathy is so dumb. Andy knows she doesn’t drink so he offered her Coke…as in Coca-Cola ?
I’ve been a Kathy Griffin fan for years and saw her stand up act 3 times when she would come to Denver. She was hilarious. Her “Life On the D list” shows were so funny and I was sad when she ended them. I don’t know what’s going on with her recently but she seems to have changed. I’m worried for her more than anything. I’m sad that she let Andy Cohen’s stupid comment about not knowing her effect her like this. I’m praying for Kathy and I hope she is able to make a comeback at some point.
For now “Life on the Blacklist* seems to be an on going production in dire need of editing.
Actually, she should go away for a period and rest and recharge and then launch Life on the Black List! You should be her PR specialist. I think that’s her only out. Life on the Blacklist could take a humorous spin of being blacklisted, including some of her own follies. When she is sharp and focused and not unhinged, she could put together a great show. She just needs a 6 month sabbatical first.
She doesn’t seem off the rails to me at all. She’s quite controlled and clear.
Levin is a Trump supporter, she believes he helped blow up the story about her stunt (stupid decision) and shared the video of Andy pretending not to know her for the same reasons.
I think she’s going about this in the wrong way, but she’s not crazy.
This is clearly trauma filled and I’d imagine she’s used the anger stage of grief to get through this process. Loosing a family member and your career are both HUGE traumatic events. She definitely needs to see a therapist. However I find her anger towards Andy justified. All the rest is not taking responsibility for bad behavior when she had been adored for it before. That she cut the housewives slack was surprising. The entire entertainment industry looks to be a cesspool after the last few weeks of disclosures. Get help Kathy
Her photo with the mask was in incredibly bad taste. For me, that’s it, end of story. She got fired, lost all these plumb gigs, ok fine. But when it comes to doxing her family, I totally support her. Fuck the asswipes that say, you play you pay. Not when it comes to harming family members, nope. Never. That’s like saying, oh I hate DJT so much, let me send death threats to his child. Insane.
And I have to say also regarding what she said about the behind the scenes shit with Andy, what she says about Harvey Levin’s relationship with DJT, her name checking various female producers – all that sounds plausible, not crazy. Clearly she’s blowing it all up and that is the part that is concerning, her mental state. But I don’t think she’s making things up. At all.
I don’t think Kathy drinks at all. So surely Andy knew that. If you don’t drink, it’s highly unlikely that you do coke. Either way, the first time Andy offered and she said no, why would he offer again the second time?
I do think Andy does coke. Coke seems to be making a comeback lately or maybe it never really went away that much but I’ve got tea on folks in Atlanta that are hooked on it.
Oh I totally believe Andy does coke. Kathy just needs to slink off and try to enjoy her newfound retirement. I’m sure it sucks for her but she did create it herself. She has a retirement fund set up, right?
Backstage snortski where we don’t get to watch? Kathy took a shot at humor and failed miserably yet her aim is good when truly needed to lend a voice. Her situation could be far worse as in hosting watch what happens .In no time flat viewers are watching the insides of their eyelids because most.of his guests would not quality for “D” list.
Care to spill the tea TT ? Even as blind items, oh how I miss your blind items.
Well, I generally do blind items when I don’t want to be sued. But I will give you two blind items, because you are my favorite. And you asked so nicely.
1) This first born child of a reality show participant, (RSP), has been sowing his degenerate seed everywhere. He has at least four kids at this point that we know about. The RSP seems to only acknowledge the first one. His photos have been all over the Internet sitting behind a plate of what appears to be cocaine. Allegedly. How would I know.
2) This other reality show participant who has been on the same show as the first blind, was recently fired from a reality show on a very minor network. Mama Joyce’s streets say it is because of a coke problem. I was sad to hear this news because we met under odd circumstances and I like him and hope he gets himself together. Even though our mutual friend (former for him) is suing him for several months of unpaid rent after he allegedly took her mentoring and generated a lot of revenue and then put it all up his nose. Blogging is a very interesting profession because a lot of money comes in and then you have to apply it to the bills, pay quarterly taxes and be a decent citizen. He didn’t do any of that.
Both of these are easily googled,
Know the first, gonna take me a couple minutes on the second. But thanks, first one there are photos. (stupid move)
Do not have a clue regarding second one. Oh well, I will watch for someone to figure out a lot easier than I think I will be able to. I suck big time at blinds so, I’m not too surprised, lol.
Nene’s first born son?
I follow the 2nd one and haven’t seen him post anything lately. I took his side in the fallout with other blogger. I just wish it wasn’t this.
I can’t believe that Page Six posted the video on their site with the phone number on it. Are they nuts?
Puts Bevy Smith in a little bit of an awkward situation.
Probably out of service by now, so doesn’t make a difference?
I read that it’s just Harvey’s production office number, but still that’s nuts. What did Harvey do aside from being a Trump supporter? And so what if he is. I highly doubt TMZ cares about Kathy or Andy to go out of their way to set that video up like Kathy thinks. So bizarre.
I am not a Kathy fan. I did like her D-List show and her mother in particular but she lost me many years ago.
I am not an Andy fan or an Anderson Cooper fan. I think Anderson is a pompous ass and a half ass journalist. His looks and family have carried him a long way. That he is big friends with Cohen makes me doubt his judgement.
Kathy has done her provocative stunts before and one finally bit her in the ass. Suck it up! There is plenty of Trump hate out there and i’m sure she could play somewhere. Colbert trashes Trump every night and his show is still doing well.
The problem with her is she was never huge to begin with. She’s never been Chris Rock or Seinfeld stature and as far as her comedy she is kind of a one trick pony.
It will be interesting to see if the gay community will still support her after trashing Anderson.
I’ve got strongly mixed feelings about this.
I’ve disagreed on the level of misogyny in Andy’s heart – I think TT knows this, and I can see why someone might believe it because of the HW. However, we actively participate in it ourselves, and may be considered misogynistic ourselves by participating in watching the HW or even in gleeful conversations about shows on blogs. I don’t care enough about it in this situation to argue with anyone about it. I still really enjoy WWHL, the HWs, and most other Bravo shows. I subscribe to Sirius radio simply for Radio Andy. Love Bevelations (with Bevy Smith) and Sandyland with Sandra Bernhard (decidedly two feminist women!)
But I’ve always been a fan of Kathy Griffin’s. Back when message boards were a thing, her website had one. I was on it from the very beginning of D-List. I’m still good online friends with about 8 people from there – two of whom were moderators and met Kathy backstage (and one who got auction items for her charity from Kathy). Another, when she was a teenager and deciding to come out of the closet, actually inspired the “Everybody Can Suck It” title (too long of a story to explain, and I don’t remember all the details about how she and Kathy met)
But it wasn’t misogyny that ended her show. The last couple of seasons when she wasn’t on the D-List anymore felt extremely forced and awful. Friends or not, Bravo was well within their right to cancel the show when it dropped in ratings, and without the DList show to promote it, they didn’t need the “comedy special” fillers of time.
Her claims of treating her badly and “using” her don’t ring true. I saw a mutually benefitial relationship. Most of her comedy specials that I used to listen to all the time had a core topic of talking trash about celebrities (even outing some of them before they were ready) AND “talking shit about the Housewives”. (direct quote from one of the specials)
Also, she admitted that she did things to Anderson to make him uncomfortable. I’ve heard her say it on TV (beyond the NYE specials) and heard her in person when I saw her live. She texted him nude pictures of herself, and of herself doing things to his underwear (wearing it, etc.) Sometimes when he was on the air on CNN. Initially funny – but in light of everything that has been talked about in the last two weeks, my smidgen of being uncomfortable is now feeling full blown bothered by it. I’m not sure Anderson openly welcomed such things – and how is doing that kind of stuff any different than if a guy did that to a female? Would we be ok with it if a straight guy kept sending dick pics to a lesbian who tended to be a bit straight laced (pun intended)?
Also, her beef with Anderson over her vastly distasteful picture ( I HATED it at the time, but don’t think she deserved death threats or the loss of her career) wasn’t necessarily his statement, but that he didn’t privately reach out to her. If he hated it and it put him in an extremely awkward position at work – while I think he could have texted her a short note, I don’t think it deserves such vitriol towards him and Andy.
Personally, I’ve always felt that she was jealous that her friendship with Anderson wasn’t a way to join Andy and Anderson in their circle of friends. Or at least it didn’t become a trio of close friends.
Blowing up Harvey Levin’s phone number was wrong…. especially when she has insinuated in the past that she herself would call them and the paparazzi to make sure her pictures appeared on the websites.
If you don’t see Andy as the misogynist that he is, because you mysteriously “know his heart” I don’t think any sort of rational argument with you would be fruitful. It’s like you saying he doesn’t have a wonky eye. Somethings are just easily observable.
I don’t claim to know his heart – poorly worded when I haven’t had coffee. I have watched the same things you have, and don’t see them as misogyny.
A video came on after the new Kathy one and it was WWHL with Cooper – Andy attacked Kathy’s reason for quitting Fashion Police saying it was phony and Anderson had her back saying her letter was totally reasoned and legit. The two almost had a fight about it. It gives credence to Kathy saying Andy was horrible to her. I mean, why would he call her out like that out of the blue. It wasn’t the topic, he just went for her.
I linked to the recap of that WWHL in the other Kathy story if you are interested.
Thank you, I am
I just noticed it’s also linked as the second “related posts” choice under the post above if anyone else is interested.
It goes over the whole disagreement between Andy and Anderson over Kathy before all hell broke loose.
It’s too bad Kathy has ruined her own career and voice because I’m thrilled she is calling Andy out for being the asshole misogynist he is – but who will give that a second thought now.
Oh, one more thing.
Her trigger. I’ve never heard of anything more ridiculous in my life.
First of all, the question to Andy was fucking stupid. Why the fuck should he be checking with Kathy on taking the CNN job?
Like him or not, it put Andy in an awkward position. He didn’t have any good options.
Express support for Kathy, and then be barraged with never ending questions about why you would take her job. Then probably be fired or at least get some serious heat from CNN, and put one of your best friends in an even more awkward position.
Express disgust for her and what she did, and then get peppered with even more questions about promoting her career and comedy in the past. You also make her the focus of the NYE show with one of your best friends, and again, put that friend in a very awkward position. Plus, from Kathy’s standpoint this would be very bad!
Say a stodgy, grumpy, “No comment” and the question would continue to be asked every time you come across the paps. Ugh.
Frankly, channelling Mariah Carey from his show I thought was smart. It wasn’t terribly funny, but it is in the similar “dissing” comedy that Kathy and Joan herself were so good at. He’s not a comedian for sure. But probably satisfied the paps. Who knew it would trigger Kathy?
Oh, and her “heiress” comment. Shame on her. Anderson’s mother publically called her a daughter she never had before, etc. It was clear there was some genuine affection between the two. Be mad at the son, but to blast him in a homophobic, misogynistic way that uses his relationship with his mother (something he has no control over) must have been extremely hurtful to Gloria.
To me it wasn’t such an odd question as Andy was Kathy’s former boss and has a very strong relationship with Anderson Cooper. I would have been more excited if they threw a little WWHL bs in Andy’s face and asked if Kathy should have been promoted or demoted after her Trump remarks as he’s quite critical of Trump himself.
I may be in the minority here, but I definitely can see Andy using a little cocaine. Other than that it’s illegal, I don’t see the big deal. I never found her all that funny, but don’t dislike her at all. Right now I feel bad for her. I have yet to work for a man who wasn’t a misogynistic jerk. I guess it never surprises me.
I wish she would have given more details on the actual misogyny. Him offering KG cocaine twice isn’t shocking at all.
Am I a bad person for hoping she makes it her mission to take him down by revealing all the dirt she knows?
I’m hoping so, too. Maybe she can get some former disgruntled Bravolebrities to join her.
It seems like every day something vile is uncovered in the entertainment world. It could happen.
She needs to be working on a book. Now that she is blackballed, what does she have to lose? Spill. IT. ALL.
I don’t think anybody is THAT disgruntled! Celebrities, Bravo and otherwise, care more about their paychecks than standing with a D-list comedian of dubious veracity and poor judgement.
I meant people no longer on a reality show. There’s got to be a lot of stories about his sorry ass.
YES!
He should have taken the high road instead of using that tired Mariah Carey “I don’t know her.” Even MC comes across as a total asshole when she has said it in the past. I honestly don’t see where Andy was being vicious(in the video, not in the 10 years she worked for him) but KG is obviously dealing with issues right now.
Let he who has not landed a joke cast the first rotten tomato otherwise you’ll walk around with rotten egg on your face in the afterlife.Unless a masque is involved. Is life more apparent or transparent? When the veil is lifted all will be revealed. Happy Hollow Scream.
I have never been a Kathy fan. I was indifferent to the Trump head photo. But this, this video has turned me into a complete fan. I’m behind her all the way. This is a strong woman. A woman who’s not playing any longer and she’s not going to take shit anymore. I applaud her. Bravo, bravo Kathy Griffin. Go get em’!
P.s. no need to be gentle with me if you disagree. Go for it. 🙂
I disagree only in part in that as someone who has followed her for a while she noe seems a little desperately unhinged.
I hate that she is going all scorched earth on everyone. I hate that she is looping Rose McGowan into this. I hate that a woman whi always seemed so careful with her makeup and appearance looks a little like she is auditioning for Whatever Happened to Baby Jane.
I hate that she has now lost 3 siblings. (I think one brother is still alive) and that all this happened at the same time. I hate she ever met Tyler Shields.
But she is responsible for a lot of this.
I agree. I am not a supporter of any of the criminals, (both parties included ), running our nation into the ground. However, when I heard that Trump’s youngest son happen to turn on his TV and see that imagine of Kathy holding his dad’s head, the child believed it to be real and his dad dead, my heart broke for him . Yes, IMO, Kathy went too far, but she alone should not be blamed. From the corrupt government to a media that is nothing more but a propaganda mouth piece to our fellow citizens that have been conditioned to be selfish beings with zero compassion toward anyone that looks or believes different is just as guilty. Many of the very people that hate Trump felt zero compassion toward his son .
As to Kathy making videos calling out and attacking everyone she blames, IMO that is a pretty stupid move from a person claiming they want to work in the same industry as those she is calling out. Seriously,. who would be stupid enough to hire someone who does that.
Hell, I would not allow a person like that clean my house !!
I am surprised Kathy has not blamed the Russians for her problems. I bet if she did that she would be given all the positive press she could dream of. Even from TMZ
I’m not a Trump fan.
I used to love Kathy.
But her antics now are just gross and sad.
Whatever happened to the hilarious Kathy from “My life on the D LIST”?
Who cares if Andy did coke?
And I guess I’m really not with it but who the f#$k is Harvey Levin?
Harry is the owner of the TMZ site. That site brings in HUGE ad revenue. He’s making tons of money.
Why does everyone make such a big deal about drugs? If you can afford it and can avoid addiction and don’t harm anyone in the process who cares? It’s your life. I for one should probably just take drugs instead of drinking. Drunk Mark = massive cunt. Just drugs Mark = calm and complimentary, friendly and looks after everyone. Unfortunately I can no longer afford a recreational cocaine habit, so I have managed to keep off it. ?
Because very few can afford them and avoid addiction and do them without hurting someone.
When those, that cannot afford them and cannot avoid addiction and cannot do them without hurting someone, do them, bad things happen.
I actually feel bad for her at this point. It’s never fun to see someone unravel. I could totally see Andy doing coke. He is all wonkie and strange on wwhl, allegedly.
TT please remove my complete name and replace it Renee
I love Kathy. I love Andy. Shocked at the Andy hate here, and the naivety of who uses coke and pot. Really unbelievable.
FYI… not everyone hates Andy! I just choose not to engage because I dont want to fight about it. I just happilybwatch WWHL and listen to Radio Andy!
I could give a rats ass that Andy does coke. He can mainline on WWHL for all I care, he is a grown ass man. His money, his drug of choice.
I think Kathy’s stunt with the Trump head was in very poor taste. Have some respect for the OFFICE of the President even if you cannot stand the man. At the very least, it was gross.
I do not think she should be blackballed for what she has done but Kathy certainly isn’t helping herself with these moronic press conferences.
Of course Andy is a misogynistic asshole. He really thinks he is still a twenty something ingenue.
one hundred percent agree!!!
I was one of those who thought Kathy should just keep her mouth shut and let this whole thing blow over. What was I thinking? Obviously, it’s not in Kathy’s personality to do that, and you know what, if I had been treated like she was I’d have a really hard time shutting up too. I have only been in two situations in my many years where I have felt the need for complete and utterly annihilating vengeance. I won’t go into the details but the fantasies I had about what I would like to do to the persons involved shocked and surprised me. I didn’t do those things, of course, and in time the anger faded, but right now she’s in the middle of an overpowering anger, and will do what she does so well – strike back. She’s going through a horrible time in her life and I hope she comes out relatively unscathed at the other end. It’s bad enough to have embarrassment and perceived slights take place in private, but hers was hugely public. Her doing, of course, but still. As for Andy Cohen? I don’t know what drugs he does or doesn’t do, but I do believe that he has no respect for women. I’m kind of surprised that Anderson Cooper is such good friends with him – he seems to have been raised to take the high road in most matters, and Andy definitely travels the road at the bottom of a canyon.
I saw Kathy a few nights ago at her show in Melbourne, Australia, and she didn’t seem unhinged at all. What she did seem was angry….. angry at Trump, and sad and bitter about all the people that deserted her. She said she currently has no agent, publicist, tour manager, etc. Hollywood abandoned her (I remember a specific mention to Don Cheadle which seemed to hurt her) and she can’t book venues in the States.
Her boyfriend was managing the tour. The Melbourne show looked to be almost sold out (at least in the stalls). Her antics haven’t really affected her popularity overseas, so I am guessing the plan will be to tour globally for a while and then return to try and salvage what she can of her career (if she can). Her biggest issue is that she will need to book US TV gigs to stay relevant, and she is really pissing off some powerful old white guys with the stuff she is saying. Lots of shout outs to Rose McGowan and calling out (in her opinion) similar Weinstein’s (pretty much all the network/studio heads – allegedly).
Most of the content in the video she revealed during the act. She performed for 2.5 hours (at least an hour of which consisted of putting Trump and the studio heads on blast). At times the show was depressing and I emphasized with her. L
Tamara is right, she has never had a drink.
Cher is still on-side though. And she also has clearly not gotten over Joan’s death. Interestingly, she spoke about waning to destroy Anderson at the start of the show, but then didn’t go on to say a bad word about him other than read an angry letter written by a Kathy supporter post New Year’s firing. It does seem she is deeply sad about the loss of that friendship.
Some humorous anecdotes about Kim and Kanye, and a funny one liner to Kris the first time she had her over to the house. They all seem like good sports from the sounds of it (now at least!).
tmz finally half assed reported this….
I’ve been waiting on this!!! You found it at 9 am???? Going back to look..tks
Did anyone call Harvey?? lol I’m tempted too…I would just ask what he was going to talk to Griffin about. Kathy has nothing to lose right now. She’s angry and bitter and out for blood. She doesn’t seem to own any part in anything that’s happened to her. She’s reminding me of Nene. *le sigh
At first glance of this video I thought, uh she’s lost it. Then I listened, while she didn’t sound super convincing. I do believe in Hollywood men are in control and it is rampantly sexist. The things she says about TMZ portraying women as objects, it’s all about how hot looking they are or how much they’ve lost their looks is true. And much as housewives is a guilty pleasure, it’s all about women getting in cat fights, undermining each other! I also do believe she pissed off hollywood men in power and they are trying to blacklist her. I also believe she was “seen but not heard” on Bravo and paid crap compared to men. I WISH she eould gave given more specifics! It would have made her sound much more credible. But come on women, don’t you recognize the kind of sexism she described at her job in yours at one point in your lives? Finally, yes she got way too much blowback for her inappropriate Trump video. I did not agree with it but she should not have to receive death threats or get blacklisted. And yes if Harvey from TMZ talks to Trump 3 times a week, that’s wierd and very sad for our country, lol. Keep talking about the Hollywood reality women.
Did not watch the video. I feel bad for the woman who feels so cornered. These things never end well.
Recently she had a feud with a neighbor and that was a widely publicized sh*tshow. Among other things, he called her bald.
I remember that recently she shaved her head in support of her sister.
Kathy is wickedly thin. And looks sorrowful. But I believe all this is a calculated move to garner fans for her.
This sounds arrogant, but comedy and performance art are 2 different things. If you think comedy requires a thick skin, performance art is worse. Having done it in art school, it wore me out as a tough 43 year old.
Kathy got sucked into the Trump-head video (I believe) and now it has taken on a life of its own. I don’t know her end game, but she needs to figure one out that does not require anyone’s help.
It is always an ugly surprise when we discover that outside our little universe, we are not loved. Speaking for my experience only. But I think that realization has hit Kathy hard.
Kathy’s biggest mistake was apologizing, then retracting. She wasn’t sorry at all. Since then she’s been grasping at straws, just trying to salvage her career. She appears to need better advisors and/or therapy. I agree with Tamara, a tell all book is a great idea. She needs to disappear for at least one year, because she continues to dig a deeper hole every time she speaks. Why is she reacting to Andy’s bullshit? The correct comment is, Andy who?
She handled the photo incident poorly. She should have stated that it was a joke gone wrong, a bad idea. If she assured the public that she didn’t really want the POTUS harmed by anyone, it would have been a different outcome. She can hate the president, a lot of entertainers do and they have fabulous careers.
Yes, Kathy never should have apologized…nor does she need to retract this statement. This is not the first time Kathy has went after people. She has made fun of EVERYONE in the past but no one got it worse than Palin’s daughter and son.. She even trespassed on Palin’s land and knocked on her door with camera crew in tow. To me, Kathy is being Kathy and NOTHING is different except for the apology and WHO her enemies are now because they are other libs!!! lol I’m a conservative that LOVED LOVED LOVED Kathy’s comedy but never could stand how she treated innocent people…like Palin’s daughter. It was below the belt. But it never stopped me from you tubing all her comedy specials. I just like the gossip on celebs. I think this is Kathy being Kathy though. The new twitter profile pic with the phone is hilarious. She wants us all to call Harvey. lol
oh yeah, and for the record, I never agreed with the trump head pic…but I have often disagreed with Kathy and still managed to be a fan. I just thought she would be use to the backlash by now.
Didn’t one of Kathy’s exes steal a bunch of money from her? I think she’s a little susceptible to being conned, desperate to stay relevant, deeply sensitive as a human being, and bases a lot of her self worth on what status she has achieved. This was kind of a perfect storm of all those things going as bad as they possibly could have.
She’s presented with this opportunity to be the edgiest girl in a town that now includes Amy Schumer and Lena Dunham. I would bet anything the artist convinced her that the stunt was sure to be controversial, but would inspire a timely political conversation and she’s be in the center of it all. In addition to being funny, it would give her credibility as a political activist and as a cutting edge performance artist.
Instead, it became a cautionary tale in the worst way. She fell for a line, misread the political climate, lost her fancy friends, and can’t work in the US. Which is all my super long winded way of saying she was always a bit off and I think this incident has exacerbated her mental illness.
I always thought people overreacted to her stunt, most of all herself. I think it would be received differently now that we’re out of “give him a chance” mode.
Sounds plausible. She’s made a living being “an outsider looking in;” maybe she can reharness that perspective. I cannot say that she’s “mentally ill,” though, at least not any more than most of us muddling through these harsh times and trying to find the light. Having death threats made to you and your family, losing a loved one and being a target for hate and destruction takes a toll. That was no Paris Hilton giving her a wide berth at a party. That was global condemnation that hit her personally and professionally in ways she never imagined. I think I’d be a bit rattled for sure.
Mentally ill was a bad choice of words on my part. Her offness got offier is more like it. 🙂
Oooohhhhh…. he offered you coke.
Doesn’t everyone in Hollywood do coke when they party. It’s common.
I used to like Kathy, but girl has gone off deep end.
Bad taste with trump, bad taste in apologizing, then redacting apology, now all of this!? She is going mental.
Isn’t it time we stop labeling women as crazy, nuts, off, etc., when they are making claims about sexual abuse and harassment. Then we glare at them with what did you do, what were you wearing, why didn’t you say something before, who would want to assault you questions.
All this helps these predators continue their behavior: Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Chris Savino, and on and on.
THANK YOU for saying that!
People constantly label women “CRAZY” or “NUTS”, etc. when they are simply act like a man, expressing strong opinions; and having some backbone…as evidenced by the numerous judgmental remarks on this very site.
No wonder women cannot get ahead. Sigh.
Lets be clear though – offering someone coke and, per Kathy, wanting a career similar to hers even though you are VP of a network, is NOT sexual harassment. Nor is being hired to show up in a gold lame bikini so a host can comment on your looks or attractiveness on camera.
It was and is not the job description when you think you are being interviewed for a role or a project to have someone show up in their bathrobe, expose themselves, demand a massage, or have you watch them bathe or masturbate. It isn’t in the job description to have someone threaten you to not tell anyone that you were just raped or assaulted. If the boss makes comments when you AREN’T on camera or in a scene when you are in said gold lame bikini, then we are starting to get in the realm a bit.
Andy does not like to be called a “misogynist”— to him that word is associated with Trump. Andy does not like to be the bad cop if Anderson Cooper is the good cop. All gay men are wonderful, according to Andy. Kathy’s rants are usually a part of her comic routine, and rarely does she rant for real. She has her biased point of view, but does not have a history of lying to the press or on social media. She really sounds butt-hurt that she lost the New Year’s Eve gig, especially to Andy Cohen who loves to work (and play) with Anderson Cooper. I don’t think Kathy can be quiet. It is not in her nature. However, she should not play the victim. It is not a good look on her. She is a survivor. She needs to go back on tour and make another HBO Special: The Bravo Butt-hurt Tour
The whole “scandal” was overblown in the first place to unbelievable proportion.
A comedian following a photographer direction in a photo shoot play on Perseus holding the head of Medusa. Funny, no. Good taste, no. Bad for our political discord, yes
Compared to merchandise depicting Mrs Clinton available for sale and worn at the RNC and MAGA events, a big nothing.
What I kept thinking about (during the aftermath of the pic being released) were the 8 years of hate the Obama daughters got, they were not candidates. Pictures of monkey families, effigies of their dad, etc.
Yet everyone was so horrified for Baron. Hypocritical.
THIS!
I think the statement was that Barron saw it and was scared or horrified or something.
First of all, if they didnt explain to him that sure bad people might want to hurt his dad but reassure him that they had the Secret Service, shame on them.
Second, if Barron is following Kathy on social media, i have some news for them!
FYI… not everyone hates Andy! I just choose not to engage because I dont want to fight about it. I just happilybwatch WWHL and listen to Radio Andy!